SB2024082114 - Memory leak in Linux kernel base driver
Published: August 21, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024082114
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43871)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() function in drivers/base/devres.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700e8abd65b10792b2f179ce4e858f2ca2880f85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b044588a16a978cd891cb3d665dd7ae06850d5bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef56dcdca8f2a53abc3a83d388b8336447533d85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3047f99caec240a88ccd06197af2868da1af6a96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dcd0673e47664bc6c719ad47dadac6d55d5950d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b67552d7c61f52f1271031adfa7834545ae99701
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95065edb8ebb27771d5f1e898eef6ab43dc6c87c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd50a974097bb82d52a458bd3ee39fb723129a0c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.320
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.224
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.165
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.282
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.44